Learn about the Muscatine county lgbtqia+ equality coalition

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Iowa Code Chapter 216 protects Iowan's from discrimination based on real or perceived "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" in matters related to employment, housing, public accommodations, education, and credit considerations. 

Iowa Code Chapter 280 protects students  from "harassment" and "bullying" based on "sexual orientation" and "gender identity."

You can find more information in the Iowa Civil Rights Commission's, "Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Iowa's Safe Schools Law: An Educator's Guide to Iowa Law Compliance."

Iowa was the 3rd state in the US to achieve Marriage Equality for same-sex couples. 

On April 3, 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Varnum v Brien. 

Iowa's limitation of  marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution. 

These laws:

- ban gender affirming care for children under 18

- restrict students from using the bathroom that matches their gender identity

-restrict library materials, remove HPV and HIV curricula, require forced outing, and mandate a don't say gay/trans requirement in elementary schools

-require a freeze of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) funding at public universities, and requires a report to be created to de fund programs in the future.